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Minnesota Lawmakers' Zoom Call Took Quite a Turn

State Sen. Calvin Bahr showed up shirtless, in front of 'Schoolhouse Rock' image, during vote

(Newser) - State Sen. Calvin Barh is part of Minnesota's bipartisan Legislative Audit Commission, and he showed up this week via Zoom to cast his vote during what should've been a routine meeting. It was Bahr's appearance, however, that made the session anything but routine, and spurred a flurry...

Schoolhouse Rock Legend Dead at 94
Schoolhouse Rock Legend
Dead at 94

Schoolhouse Rock Legend Dead at 94

Bob Dorough was musical director for the series from 1973 to 1985

(Newser) - A musician whose songs helped teach children on ABC's Schoolhouse Rock has died. His son, Chris, says 94-year-old Bob Dorough died of natural causes Monday at his home in Mount Bethel, Pennsylvania, the AP reports. According to his biography, the jazz musician "set the multiplication tables to music"...

Hey, Kids: Learn Geography From Sarah Palin!

Jimmy Kimmel mocks Palin for latest snafus

(Newser) - Jimmy Kimmel poked fun at Sarah Palin’s latest grammar and geography screw-ups last night, culminating in this brilliant Schoolhouse Rock parody, in which a cartoon Palin valiantly tries and fails to name all 50 states.

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